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Cardiovascular effects of inhaled ultrafine and nano-sized particles /

This book assists scientists, toxicologists, clinicians, and public health regulators to understand the complex issues that determine the impact of air pollution on the cardiovascular system. It covers a range of relevant topics including particulate matter (PM) sources and characterization, methods...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Cassee, Flemming R., Mills, Nicholas L., Newby, David E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acute effects of particulate matter on cardiovascular events
  • Chronic effects of air pollution on the risk of myocardial infarction
  • Chronic effects of air pollution on cardiovascular health
  • Particle characterization
  • Exposure assessment for ambient ultrafine particles
  • From exposure to dose
  • Translocation of inhaled nanoparticles
  • Role of chemical composition in determining the cardiovascular effects of particles
  • In vitro studies
  • Experimental studies in animals
  • Human exposure studies
  • Panel studies
  • Particulates and oxidative stress
  • Role of inflammation in the atherogenic effects of particulate matter
  • Inhaled particles, postprandial lipids and their possible contribution to atherogenesis : the Trojan horse hypothesis
  • Inhaled particulate matter and atherosclerosis in humans
  • Effects of nanoparticles on the pulmonary vasculature
  • Particulate matter, hypertension, and the metabolic syndrome
  • Particles and the vascular endothelium
  • Particles, coagulation, and thrombosis
  • Particles and the pathogenesis of atherothrombosis
  • Particles and the autonomic nervous system
  • Air pollution and arrhythmia
  • Risk assessment
  • Environmental regulation of particulate matter
  • From ambient ultrafine particles to nanotechnology and nanotoxicology.